Movlid Khaybulaev defeated Jesus Pinedo to become the 2025 PFL World Tournament featherweight champion on Friday night.
Khaybulaev landed an early takedown, but a lack of activity prompted the referee to stand them back up with three minutes left to go in the round. Given a gift, Pinedo turned up the heat and started throwing heavy leather looking to catch Khaybulaev.
Pinedo’s overly-aggressive approach made it all that much easier for Khaybulaev to take him down once again, allowing him to ride out the remainder of the round in Pinedo’s guard.
Khaybulaev picked up right where he left off on the first, taking Pinedo to the mat and nearly cinching in a rear-naked choke.